PC manufacturer Lenovo will be Varjo\u2019s first reseller in the UAE<\/b>
\nProfessional-grade VR\/XR brand Varjo announced today the start of sales and shipments of its virtual reality and mixed reality devices \u2013the VR-3 and XR-3 \u2013 to the UAE. The headsets feature industry-leading resolution and technology needed to develop photorealistic, true-to-life VR\/AR\/XR experiences. \u201cWe are pleased to scale our business in the Middle East and for the first time, make human-eye resolution virtual and mixed reality available for customers in the United Arab Emirates,\u201d said Seppo Aaltonen, Chief Commercial Officer of Varjo. \u201cCurrent global circumstances have accelerated the need for high-fidelity immersive tools. Together with our local resellers, Varjo can now support advanced virtual, augmented and mixed reality use cases in UAE by offering best-in-class, yet cost-effective solutions. These are the perfect tools to help drive UAE\u2019s technology transformation over the 50 years.\u201d Varjo will make its products available through Lenovo in the UAE, allowing customers a single point of purchase for high-performance workstations and VR\/XR headsets. \u201cLenovo\u2019s professional workstations and Varjo\u2019s VR and XR headsets are specifically engineered to perform in the most sophisticated and demanding professional use cases,\u201d said Mohammed Hilili, General Manager, GULF, Lenovo. \u201cWe are excited to expand our partnership with Varjo to bring its human-eye resolution headsets, matched with the processing and computing power found in Lenovo\u2019s workstation portfolio products, to our customers in the United Arab Emirates.\u201d Varjo\u2019s latest offerings feature human-eye resolution at over 60 ppd, a 115\u00b0 field of view, integrated eye and Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) hand tracking, XR-3 inside-out tracking and pixel-perfect mixed reality depth awareness, all working together to produce a fully immersive environment. Companies in the UAE can order the Varjo VR-3 and XR-3 via Varjo\u2019s website or through Lenovo for $3,195 (around AED 11,700) and $5,495 (around AED 20,200), respectively. Varjo headsets will be demonstrated at the Finland Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai on October 31, as well as at the GITEX conference on October 17-21 at Lenovo\u2019s booth A250 in Hall 6.<\/p>\n